Khamenei Tightens the Screws on Iranian Artists……………
“Instead of inspiring the nation's artists to ever greater heights, Iran's supreme leader delivered a blunt warning to filmmakers to avoid subjects that challenge his vision of the Islamic Republic. "Our film directors should offer products in which positive points eclipse negative and dark points of our society," Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told a group of filmmakers Saturday. "If you magnify negative points, the society will plunge into disenchantment." …… They must have sent a chill down the spines of an Iranian film scene that only a few years ago produced internationally recognized gems by directors such as Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi, who recently was jailed for trying to make an underground movie. Other directors are simply silenced by not being granted permits to make films by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance……”
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